In today’s fast-paced and chaotic world, we seem to forever be chasing the elusive “balance” between the demands of our work and the leisure and/or family lives we crave. The Cambridge dictionary defines work-life balance as, “the state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demands of one’s personal life.” As professionals and business owners, managing professional demands and ambitions can often run in direct conflict with society’s expectations of social and family quality of life. It’s this conflict and the constant battle of being pulled in multiple directions that often results in stress, anxiety, burn-out, and ultimately diminishing returns as we constantly strive to meet all demands.
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